Whiskers are popular again, just not on your upper lip. This handlebar 'stache held by model Katie Weitman is meant to be hung on a wall as a decoration. It's available from Hobby Lobby at Wonderland of the Americas Mall in San Antonio.

Keister Elementary School students pet 3-month-old pigs from a northern Virginia farm during Farming in the City in Harrisonburg, Va. The event gives kids a chance "to see where their food comes from."

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On career day at Jackson Elementary student in Memphis, Tenn., pupils Jan Carlos (left) and Mariana Flores learn first-hand about the bird-training business from bird expert Francisca Andrade (not shown).

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A helicopter camera drone nestles behind Lady Justice's sword atop the Marion County Courthouse in Marion, Ohio. Terry Cline was filming the Marion skyline when a gust blew the the remote-controlled craft into the statue's arms.

Tired of squirrels running amok in your luggage? Introducing the Squirfel®, the first duffel bag made especially for squirrels. Constructed of sturdy 600-denier nylon cordura, the Squirfel has plenty of padding to protect furry critters while keeping them snug and immobile. (This Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel is about to be weighed at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland.)

in Schierke, Germany, at least on Walpurgis Night. Walpurgis Night, a traditional religious holiday of pre-Christian origins, is named after St. Walburga, an English nun who helped convert the Germans to Christianity in the 8th century.

Queen Elizabeth II speaks with President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, during a ceremonial welcome in the quadrangle of Windsor Castle. Khalifa is beginning a state visit to the UK, the first for a UEA president in 24 years.

In London, face-painting animal-rights advocates protest a government proposal to cull up to 5,000 badgers. Britain intends to kill the animals in an effort to stem tuberculosis in cattle. Animal welfare groups are outraged by the plan.

Scottish revelers celebrate the coming of summer at the Beltane Fire Festival on Edinburgh's Calton Hill. The event revives an ancient Celtic tradition marking the arrival of the growing season. Beltane is the Gaelic name for May.